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Charli XCX's Brat crowned Collins Dictionary word of the year

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Summary
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67% Informative

Brat is the name of Charli XCX's number one album.

Defined as someone with a "confident, independent and hedonistic attitude" The word has been popularised by social media apps like TikTok and Snapchat.

Only one political term makes it onto this year 's list - supermajority.

VR Score

53

Informative language

42

Neutral language

48

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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